Bulletstorm Review

So let me get this straight:
according to IGN, Bulletstorm is BETTER than both Singularity (which has a story and some originality to it) and Medal of Honor( which, besides the single player campaign, has also more value due to the strong multiplayer component)?

Well, I guess being childish and brainless offensive is the key to get an "Impressive" rating on IGN.

After this review, expect some exclusive and extensive Gears of War 3 coverage on IGN, if you get my drift...

You played through the campaign in five and a half hours? I'm not sure if we've played the same game, or maybe you've played it on the easiest setting, but on normal it took me about 8 to 9 hours and I died no more than a dozen times or so.

Game is freaking awesome....but there should have been single player co-op. Also im sure they could have made multiplayer work as well. Leashes could have been made to need a recharge to use and who ever was on the recieving end of the leash, they could have given them a button mashing contest like the chainsaw duels in Gears...still agreat game, hipefully they get the co-op and multiplayer in the next one or as DLC

Agreed! It is UNFORGIVABLE that Bulletstorm and Killzone 3 do NOT include Online Campaign Co-Op mode in 2011! This is the Online HD era, not the year 2001 PS2 era! It's a shame PS3 graphics are sacrificed so much when Online Campaign Co-Op is included in a game (as proven by MAG -- which looks more like a high-resolution PS2 game than a PS3 game). Resistance is a series that PROVED how important Online Campaign Co-Op is to gamers. Resistance 1 offered Online Campaign Co-Op, but Resistance 2 did not. The reason for this is because the graphics in Resistance 2 were improved, but at the EXPENSE of Online Campaign Co-Op. This is the reason why Resistance 2 sold so poorly compared to the first game.

For those saying there should've been online co-op go back to halo or get friends. Nobody cares about online co-op through the ps3. This game looks like garbage written all over it. Playing the demo just showed how dumbed down games are starting to get.

Fair review, I'm really stoked to play it! I'm glad to see a studio attempt to push the bar in a different direction than the more recent crop of military shooters have. They are quickly becoming the new "WW2 FPS" of this generation (though a few have managed to be quite fun). I like the idea of point efficiency (maximizing a score) as opposed to the standard killing efficiency (quickly dispatching foes). It's like Bejeweled or Tetris made a baby with Unreal Tournament.

Was Disappointed, too much hype for what was a linear game with mechanics that, opposite of what was promised, had already been done pretty much before. pretty graphics but game play was lacking. But only an opinion, still appreciate the time that would have been involved in the project, eye candy was just that, but that doesent hold a game, thankfully got a trade for MVC3 and all is well.

so conker's bad fur day gets a near perfect score, yet for some reason this game has all it's obnoxiousness, crudeness and toilet humor held against it? granted, it's a completely different generation now, but i still think it's kind of an annoying, pretentiously bull**** move.

the story took me at least 8 hours at most and thats because i actually took my time and found different ways to kill people. and multiplayer is about team work and being competive and unlocking things for your gun and armor.

I too don't understand why people keep comparing this to Killzone 3. Just because they released on the exact same day, doesn't mean anything. I'm sick of reading comments about how you are getting Killzone 3 instead of this. People act like they can ONLY choose one to get.

Game critics like to sound like po faced jaded elitists when reviewing games;I consider myself a real gamer and after 3 decades of gaming I am still amazed and thrilled when holding a gamepad/keyboard/handheld.Bulletstorm is awesome,it deserve a 9 at least.

"To coin a phrase, it seems like Bulletstorm is compensating for something."

To coin something in that context is to make or invent something. Clearly, that wasn't your intended message, because everyone has heard the phrase, "compensating for something", before and knows you didn't just make it up. In closing, you sound like an idiot using words you don't know the meaning of.

I agree with mandroid2525. Is BulletStorm worth $60? Probably not. But I picked up this title & I haven't been this satisfied with a purchase in a long time. As far as the "Call Of Duty" fanatics go I can't compare every FPS to COD. Thats like comparing every adventure with RPG elements to Legend of Zelda! BulletStorrm is worth a peek if you're a hardcore FPS type gamer & should've received a 9.0!

Bulletstorm is awesome! I agree it should have been giving a 9.0. The more creative you are with your kills the more fun the game gets. It's no wonder why some people find this game boring because their not trying to be creative. This game has 8.0 for replay value, just to see what you can do with the skill points. The crude humor fits this game perfectly and had me laughing so much I couldn't aim strait. I don't think the reviewer even played the game all the way through, because on normal there is no way you finish this game in five and half hours. It took me around ten and I was going through it pretty fast. Now to go through it again on hard difficulty, then very hard.

i just found out you cant even replay campaign with all the weapons and upgrades you have earned....this game is dead to me. Having all the awsome guns to rip through your enemies with and make some awsome skill kills would have made the fun factor on replay go up dramatically..whoever executed the layout of this game needs a Grayson Hunt boot up their ass!

"i just found out you cant even replay campaign with all the weapons and upgrades you have earned....this game is dead to me. Having all the awsome guns to rip through your enemies with and make some awsome skill kills would have made the fun factor on replay go up dramatically..whoever executed the layout of this game needs a Grayson Hunt boot up their ass"

I'm sure that they can fix that with an update or DLC at some point Great game, cant wait to get home and play it.... damn work!

Yeah it was a good game. But the multiplayer was not good at all and was not enough to keep me replaying. I tried the campaign again; it didn't have the same effect as the first time. So it has already been traded-in, so that plus the $20 purchase credit means it was a fun free play, but I am over it.

As someone who plays ALOT of videogames I find myself completing them faster and faster recently but to say that this game could be completed in 5 hours is absolute bull. You would struggle to do that on very easy(which you must have done) and on hard it took me over 10 hours. Why are you playing games on their easiest difficulty anyway? For reviewing purposes you should play on the default level, not insanely hard(because you might get pissed off and let it affect your opinion) and not on very easy because this is what happens. You sir are fucking retarded

I finished the game around 6.5hrs, the game is solid but way to easy. I was killed twice through the entire game. If your looking for a challenging game this is not it, however the game its self is unique and worth a look. I'll rate it at 8.0